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Not a miner, Commercial DOT Driver, Driver had staged truck in the front parking lot. The driver was climbing out of the truck and lost grip. Tried to catch self and separated shoulder.
Employee was greasing D6T Dozer front right lift cylinder when employee's foot slipped off the track. The employee twisted and fell back but caught self on the blade.
Employee was walking on ground level pathway when the employee slipped on surface and fell to ground. Employee straightened left leg out and felt pop. Employee worked rest of shift. Was seen by doctor approximately 7:00pm that night and was diagnosed with a dislocated left patella. Put in brace and given prescription and was released to light duty.
Employee was using a pry bar on a lodged rock in a pulley when it come loose. The employee fell back on his left leg causing injury to the ankle.
While working on the night shift, the employee was walking from the control tower to the metal detector, which needed to be reset, the employee slipped on the ground and injured his right knee. Incident originally occurred on 12/6/13, then became recordable on 3/25/14 after orthopedic consultation.
Crew was working on screen unit. EE was working on west side at the discharge end of the screen unit. He was reaching to tighten a bolt on the mahcine, when he was finished he stepped back and fell off the end of the cat walk and fell to the ground 6 feet. He landed hitting his head on rocks on the ground.
The hole cover had become dislodged and came free of the platform during transport.The employee put the cover back up on the platform and stated that it's not in the right place then he accessed the platform to unhook a chain from the loader.The employee then inadvertently stepped on the cover and since the cover was not in its proper place it allowed him to fall through the hole.
EE INJURED BACK & SHOULDER WHEN HE FELL FROM LADDER TO GROUND.
EE STEPPED ON A ROCK & TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
EE SLIPPED WHILE COMING DOWN LADDER OF CRANE ANDRECEIVED SMALL LACERATION(STITCH) TO UPPER THIGHAREA OF LT. LEG.
WHILE PLACING FLOATS UNDER DISCHARGE LINE AT THESAND PLANT, EE SLIPPED & FELL ON AN ANGLE IRON CAUSING INJURY TO LOWER BACK & MID CHEST STERNUM